Opportunities for DEOL to contribute to learning ecology fostering diversity
Develop learner autonomy (self-directed and self-motivated learning) and learner self-consciousness.
Transform roles of actors, (tutor/mentor, learners, others) creating flexibility and transcending the dichotomy between learning and teaching.
Rethink DEOL provider concept and think of roles as hubs and nodes, and opportunities to configure and reconfigure knowledge creation networks, in a networked world:
- working across languages and cultures
- exploring integration of learning contexts and modalities
- accommodating themselves and seeking accommodation in increasingly open structures (comprising the school context, the community, the technology/media environment, etc.)
Be conscious of complexity and change.